FIFA task force debates staging Qatar World Cup 2022 in January
FIFA has revived the possibility of staging the 2022 World Cup in January and February after president Sepp Blatter previously ruled out the idea last year. Three possible time slots were discussed for the tournament as a FIFA task force, set up ...
UK human rights researchers held in Qatar freed
Krishna Upadhyaya and Gundev Ghimire, the two British human rights researchers detained in Qatar for almost nine days, have reportedly been released from custody, but have not yet left the country. "I received a call from Krishna at about 1am [UK time].
MIDEAST STOCKS-GIS may lift Doha bourse with Qatar Petroleum contract
DUBAI, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Qatar's Gulf International Services (GIS) may support the Doha bourse on Tuesday after its unit signed contracts worth 5.2 billion riyals ($1.4 billion) to supply drilling rig services to state energy giant Qatar Petroleum.
Enertech setting safety standard from Qatar
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Trezeguet says World Cup in Qatar will be memorable
(MENAFN - The Peninsula) David Trezeguet, the striker who scored the golden goal that handed France the European Championship title against Italy in 2000, has highlighted the opportunities that the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar will represent for technological ...
How Qatar is placing its bets on militant terrorist groups
Islamist militant groups have been popular causes in recent years, raking in arms, money and media attention across the Arab world. Now an investigation by the New York Times indicates that one such donor is the Gulf state of Qatar, an ostensible American ...
Qatar's support of Islamists comes under scanner
It openly provides a base as well as money for leaders of the Palestinian militant group Hamas Standing at the front of a conference hall in Doha, the visiting sheikh told his audience of wealthy Qataris that to help the battered residents of Syria, they ...
British human rights investigators disappear in Qatar, after being followed by plain clothes police
Two British human rights workers investigating the plight of migrant labourers constructing facilities for Qatar’s 2022 World Cup have disappeared and are feared to be held incommunicado by the Gulf state’s security forces. Krishna Upadhyaya and ...
Qatar confirms holding Britons probing World Cup labour
Doha (AFP) - Qatar has confirmed it is holding two British researchers who had been probing the labour conditions of migrants building facilities for the 2022 World Cup, saying they "violated" the emirate's laws. Krishna Upadhyaya and Ghimire Gundev, who ...
Qatar’s Support of Islamists Alienates Allies Near and Far
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Title : FIFA task force debates staging Qatar World Cup 2022 in January
Description : FIFA task force debates staging Qatar World Cup 2022 in January FIFA has revived the possibility of staging the 2022 World Cup in January an...